Emphysema causes alveoli to become less elastic and break. This results in few alveoli but each alveolus will be larger

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Emphysema causes alveoli to become less elastic and break. This results in few alveoli but each alveolus will be larger

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Emphysema causes alveoli to become less elastic and break. This results in few alveoli but each alveolus will be larger (i.e. the volume of the lungs does not change but the number of alveoli in the lungs goes down). How and why does this affect lung function, particularly as it pertains to gas exchange?
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